Overview

• Karla Fernanda Hernández, 21, has not returned to a shelter in Iztacalco since Aug. 9 and is listed as missing by Mexico City authorities.
• The city’s search commission and prosecutors circulated a notice stating she was last seen in Viaducto Piedad wearing a black shirt with a red 23, a brown jacket, and a black necklace.
• Journalistic reports indicate she may have left with a man identified as Luis de la Mora, described as a former prisoner once accused of kidnapping, a detail not confirmed by officials.
• Shelter staff and reporters express concern that she may be off prescribed medication for schizophrenia, autism, and mild intellectual disability.
• Her disappearance follows a 2024 acquittal after a 2023 ruling found her inimputable, and recent video showed her trying to enter the Álvaro Obregón apartment linked to the 2022 case.